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Sir Thomas Picton

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Sir Thomas Picton

Welsh general who served in the British Army (1758-1815)

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About Sir Thomas Picton

Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars and died at Waterloo. According to the historian Alessandro Barbero, Picton was "respected for his courage and feared for his irascible temperament". The Duke of Wellington called him "a rough foul-mouthed devil as ever lived", but found him capable.

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Occupation: military officer, politician, captain general
Position held: member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Governor of Tobago, Governor of Trinidad
Citizenship: Wales, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: August 24, 1758

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Martin Archer Shee via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Died

June 18, 1815

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